Open: An Autobiography

David Brooks on What Happened to American Conservatism

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway, 5 November 2026. The book comes up at 52 min 18 sec in.

David Brooks says he is currently listening to Andre Agassi's memoir and calls it one of the best modern memoirs he has ever read. He describes it as the story of a man who hated tennis but was forced into it by a monstrous father, finding it a moving portrait of mastery, courage, and the struggle to discover what you truly want to do. No title is given in the transcript.

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